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jīraṇatā

fem nom sg of jīraṇatā (noun); fem nom pl of jīraṇatā (noun); fem acc pl of jīraṇatā (noun); fem instr sg of jīraṇatā (noun); …

1. old age; decrepitude; deterioration; lit. wearing out state

Etymology. √jīr + aṇa + tā; from √jīr 'grow old, decay'; Sanskrit jīrṇatā [jṝ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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